I've both won and lost arguments on the internet before. It can be done. It's usually when someone is making a point based on something that is false, yet can be easily looked up by the other party. If you're talking about a debate on religion or something, you can't seem to win those arguments in real life anyways so what is the point of even addressing it?

Anyways, when like 5 other people in the thread start dog piling someone after a slip up, that is usually when it's considered over

IMHO, The best argument enders are when you, as someone's vile adversary, announce that you would like to hang around and discuss things, but you have to go to you child's recital, or some other familial/human obligation. Instead of being cussed out of the thread, you very possibly will get "Ok, hope he/she does well."

I usually steer the argument with my friends such that the argument itself is the premise and say "The fact that youre still arguing just proves my point." then refuse to say anything else on the subject.

I am a huge fan of the Hal 9000 method of conflict resolution. I'm serious, watch 2001: A Space Odyssey, and then anytime anyone in your life causes you grief, ask yourself WWH9D? You'll hate yourself for not behaving this way sooner.

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I have learned that describing a position as "common sense" is often considered a meaningful means of ending an argument by implying objectors to lack "common sense" regardless of any actual facts presented. As examples: "common sense" dictates that unions of one-man and one-woman are the only natural unions that have any benefit to society, thus "common sense" dictates that such unions be the only unions granted any legal recognition. Obviously, if you disagree with that position, you lack "common sense" and thus should not be regarded as credibel.

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If you invoke the name of a logical fallacy without explaining its relevance, you lose.

Logical fallacies are not Harry Potter spells. You don't just get to shout them out and wiggle your wand to make magic happen. Plus, there's a logical meta-fallacy: Just because someone's making an error in reasoning doesn't mean they're wrong.

Wow, this one I run across all the time from liberal farkers and it really annoys me. It annoys me so much that I started using it just so I could annoy liberal farkers. I will now try to stop using it, but usually when I see someone point of the name of a logical fallacy without saying why it is one or explaining its relevance, 9 times out of 10 it's from someone I disagree with.